An ancient fortress situated on a rocky
projection just above called Athens is the Acropolis of Athens. The meaning of
the world Acropolis is “the highest point”. Acropolis is known as the “the
Sacred Rock” of Athens having the remains of some huge architectural buildings
which were of historic significance. One of the most famous architectural
buildings of its times were the “Parthenon”, the temple of Athena and the
Erechtheion. After the destruction of these buildings in the 1687 Morean
War the buildings were seized by the Venetians. Later the Acropolis
claimed the monuments and on 26th of
March 2007 the monument was titled as the European Cultural Heritage.
There are many Acropolises in Greece where people took shelter during war times
but when you will hear the name Acropolis the first thing that will come in
your mind will be the Acropolis of Athens. Thus the Acropolis of Athens was
referred as only Acropolis most of the times.
In the eighth century BC, many temples
were built on the rocks of the Acropolis which is 156 meter high and most
of these were dedicated to their goddess named Athena. The Acropolis is a
symbol of classical spirit and civilization of the Greeks. It is one of the
greatest antiquity to the whole world. In the thirteenth century a royal place
was built there by Mycenaeans. The place was bordered by the
fortification wall. The biggest festival of the city, the Panathenaia was
celebrated in those temples oh goddess Athena.
After the fall of the roman Empire the
Romans were forced to convert their temples into Christian Churches. The
biggest temple of the city named the Parthenon was committed t o the
Virgin Mary. In the eleven century the temple was titled as the city of
cathedral. In 1687 the Parthenon was completely destroyed by Venetians. Some of
the destroyed parts are still visible and some are integrated on the northern
wall.
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